Pro Cycling Manager 2021

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"Pro Cycling Manager 2021" is a cycling simulation game that lets you manage a pro cycling team in a career mode with realism enhanced by new features such as licensed brands and improved peloton behavior. Objectives have been revamped, and national teams and European Championships have been added. Experience quick simulations that resemble real races, and handle responsibilities like rider recruitment, sponsorships, finances, and equipment management.

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66%

Audience ScoreBased on 115 reviews

stability8 negative mentions

The game is enjoyable for fans of cycling management, providing a fun and addictive experience.
The addition of features like wind zones and individualized objectives adds some realism and depth to the gameplay.
The modding community enhances the game significantly, allowing for custom databases and improved gameplay experiences.

The game suffers from numerous bugs and glitches that have persisted across multiple versions, making it frustrating to play.
Many players feel that the game is essentially the same as previous iterations, lacking significant new features or improvements.
The AI behavior is often unrealistic, leading to poor race planning and frustrating gameplay experiences.

stability
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The stability of the game is heavily criticized, with users reporting numerous bugs and glitches, particularly with new features like championships and time trials. Many feel that the game appears unfinished and suffers from performance issues, such as low frame rates and lag, despite having capable hardware. Overall, the consensus is that the developers have not adequately addressed stability concerns, leading to a frustrating experience for players.
- “New features are buggy as hell (e.g. championships) and some were not even mentioned on the shop site (like wind zones).”
- “Every time they introduce some new features but also more glitches.”
- “World and European championships do not work, time trials are glitches and team time trials are just completely unplayable.”
music
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game has received criticism for being outdated, as players note that the main menu features the same tracks as its predecessor, pcm18. Many users feel that new music is needed to refresh the experience.
- “Perhaps it's also time to create some new music, because the main menu still has the same music as in PCM18.”
- “Perhaps it's also time to create some new music, because the main menu still has the same music as in PCM18.”
- “- same music”
graphics
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of the game are described as neat, but there are significant performance issues, with some players experiencing low frame rates and lag despite having capable hardware. Critics note that the developers have made minimal updates over the years, leading to a sense of stagnation in visual improvements.
- “Graphically, it looks neat and I'm having a blast playing it.”
- “Cyanide Studio, with the help of publisher Nacon, has been selling the same product year after year to its fans with minimal patches; the updates in the graphics look too similar.”
- “I have a PC that can run the maximum graphics easily, but I still get only 15 fps, and the game feels very laggy and buggy.”
- “For years, I played baseball games that would make the game graphics worse by trying to change them every year.”
grinding
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and frustrating, particularly due to the challenging and often punishing AI during contract negotiations. This has led to a sense of monotony and dissatisfaction, overshadowing the initial enjoyment of the game.
- “This was all fun and well (except for quite a large amount of bugs or mysteriously missing features, like the possibility to apply for a wild card), until I started the incredibly tedious and boring process of 'negotiating' contracts with a stupid, irrational, incredibly punishing AI.”
- “I missed my wedding grinding to UCI just to lose my star rider.”
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The optimization of team rankings in the game has been criticized for relying on rider stat ratings rather than their actual performance during the season, leading to a disconnect between realistic expectations and in-game mechanics.
- “The weirdest flaw, in my opinion, is that your team's ranking is based on the riders you have on contract for the following season. While this is realistic, it seems to be determined by the stat ratings of the riders rather than their actual performances in the season, such as wins, which does not make any sense!”
- “The optimization in this game is severely lacking; it feels like the mechanics are not properly balanced, leading to frustrating gameplay experiences.”
- “I encountered numerous bugs that hindered my progress, making it clear that the optimization of the game was not a priority during development.”
gameplay
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The gameplay has been positively received, with players noting its depth and engagement after extensive playtime, suggesting a well-designed experience that keeps them invested for hours.